Judges 20:32

20:32 Then the Benjaminites said, “They are defeated just as before.” But the Israelites said, “Let’s retreat ¹  and lure them ²  away from the city into the main roads.”

Judges 20:36

20:36 Then the Benjaminites saw they were defeated.

The Israelites retreated before ³  Benjamin, because they had confidence in the men they had hid in ambush outside Gibeah.

[20:32]  ¹ tn Or “run away.”

[20:32]  ² tn Heb “him” (collective singular).

[20:36]  ³ tn Heb “gave place to.”